Zhihua Jiang

Genome biologist will conduct advanced research through Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.

PULLMAN, Wash — Zhihua Jiang, associate professor of animal sciences at Washington State University, has received a three-year $60,000 grant from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service and U.S.-Egypt Joint Science and Technology Board to study the genome of water buffalo. “The bovine genome has been sequenced,” Jiang said, “but there’s not much information on water […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University has signed a licensing agreement with Merial Limited., a world-leading animal health company, to commercialize DNA technology that will benefit beef and dairy cattle producers in the selection, breeding and management of their herds. The technology was originally developed by Zhihua Jiang, assistant professor of animal sciences. “We are […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — Zhihua Jiang, an assistant professor in Washington State University’s animal sciences department, has been named a fellow in the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, The Obesity Society. A leading scientific society dedicated to the study of obesity, The Obesity Society’s membership includes about 2,000 researchers and care providers in […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — A group of researchers at Washington State University has found evidence that the urocortin 3 (UCN3) gene may provide pharmaceutical companies with a new target for development of drugs to address obesity and its related conditions, such as type 2 diabetes. In a paper published Wednesday in the inaugural issue of PLoS […]